University of Oregon faculty, student workers challenge potential job cuts

As the University of Oregon prepares to announce more layoff notices next month, the school’s faculty union is continuing its efforts to try to halt the plan.

The university is seeking 2.5% average cuts across its schools and colleges, to help address what it calls a “structural budget deficit.”

It’s said affected faculty will be notified during the week of Sept. 7. The cuts won’t go into effect immediately—tenured faculty are guaranteed one-year notices, as well as tenure-track and career faculty in some cases…

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